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Bee is a tiny town of 281 people in Seward County, Nebraska. It's about 24 miles from Lincoln, NE and 186 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $940 a month.
281people
$150kTypical home
$940/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
251Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 281
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,124 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 24 mi to Lincoln, NE
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$946/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (397 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LNK airport
- 64 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,565 ft
- 782 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seward County: R+47 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.